Pharmacy+Health

Pharmacy+Health: community pharmacy with clinical services in Yorkshire

Pharmacy+Health is a community pharmacy chain with a presence in Yorkshire (United Kingdom) that presents itself as a reinvention of the traditional pharmacy model. Its proposition combines NHS prescription dispensing with a growing portfolio of clinical services, both free from the British public system and private, which are usually associated with a GP appointment.

The company operates under GPhC (General Pharmaceutical Council) regulation and holds an NHS contract. According to its own description, the aim is to free up pharmacists' time through technology so they can dedicate it to direct clinical patient care.

On-demand clinical services

The pharmacy offers face-to-face and online consultations for a range of common conditions. Featured services include:

• Chest infection consultations, with attention to persistent cough, chest tightness or breathing problems.
• Ear infections.
• Skin health.
• Urinary tract infections (UTIs).
• Sore throat, sinusitis and other conditions included in the NHS Pharmacy First service.
• Ear wax removal by microsuction.

The NHS Pharmacy First service allows consultation with trained pharmacists to treat seven conditions and, where appropriate, dispense the corresponding medication.

Vaccination and blood tests

Pharmacy+Health administers a broad catalogue of vaccines, both NHS and private. The offer includes vaccination against flu (NHS and private), COVID-19 (NHS and private booster), meningitis B, chickenpox, RSV, HPV and shingles. It also has a travel vaccination service, with yellow fever vaccine, and recommends booking an appointment at least 2 or 3 days in advance. The company warns that a £25 consultation fee may apply if the patient decides not to receive the recommended vaccines or treatments.

In the field of analytical tests, the chain offers wellbeing tests, rapid tests and finger prick blood tests.

Weight management programme

The weight management programme is available at 31 branches. It consists of a free consultation with the pharmacist to address the patient's weight goals. Depending on the outcome of the consultation, the professional may recommend a suitable treatment plan. The catalogue indicated treatments from £100.

Prescriptions and home delivery

NHS prescription dispensing remains the company's core service. In addition, it offers a home prescription delivery service and allows registration for the NHS prescription service.

Technology model: HubRx and hub and spoke dispensing

Pharmacy+Health's operation is supported by HubRx, a centralised automated pharmacy that combines advanced hardware with proprietary software in an automated pick and pack system. This hub and spoke dispensing model frees pharmacists from routine prescription management tasks so they can focus on patient care in local pharmacies.

Track record and expansion

In 2023, HubRx Ltd, a hub and spoke pharmacy services provider, acquired 33 pharmacies in Yorkshire. That same year the group was rebranded as Pharmacy+Health and began the transformation of branches and the rollout of new NHS and private services. In 2024, staff at each branch received training to provide services such as NHS flu and COVID vaccination, contraception, hypertension detection, private vaccination, weight management, travel health and ear wax removal by microsuction. In 2025, the chain had 31 branches in Yorkshire and had launched new services such as wellbeing blood testing, vaccination service and on-demand consultations, with others planned. The company also notes that it continues to invest in training its staff and pharmacists to become independent prescribers.

Pharmacy+Health has merged with an established, family-owned Yorkshire pharmacy chain, combining technological innovation with the experience of skilled local community pharmacy teams.